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Bent Winther: Even if Mette Frederiksen succeeds, the blue bloc could still call it a “small model”

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Five European immigration and integration ministers are visiting Christiansborg as Denmark discusses establishing return centres outside the European Union.
  • Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov said the plan had reached a decisive phase, while commentator Bent Winther argued that its political impact could remain limited.

Large flags have been brought out at Christiansborg as five European immigration and integration ministers visit Denmark.

Their arrival comes while the establishment of return centres outside the European Union dominates the political agenda. Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov of the Social Democrats described the project as being in “the decisive phase.”

But even if Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen manages to advance the plan, Bent Winther writes that Denmark’s blue bloc could still dismiss it as a “small model.”

the decisive phase

· Morten BødskovThe Danish immigration and integration minister’s description of the stage reached by plans for return centres outside the EU.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.